2023 Wambuul Cabernet Sauvignon
$44.00
Wambuul Cabernet is made with grapes from the Mt Panorama / Wahluu Vineyard (90%) harvest 27 April and Bella Luna (10%) harvest 28 April. Both farmed organically and with a preference to physical instead of mechanical vineyard operations. 2023 brought significant rain at the start and end of April, luckily Caberent’s thick skins can handle rain, but rain also brings a lack of warmth and Cabernets late ripening meant that 23 brought us a light framed Cabernet.
The 23 Wambuul is a real modernists style. All fermented by wild yeasts, inoculated from one of our other ferments. 60% Fermented in stoneware, that is, a clay vessel fired very hot leading to low porosity closer to porcelain or concrete than terracotta, held on skins for 1 month prior to pressing, settling and being sent to barrel. 30% was a whole berry ferment, sent to new oak and 10% underwent carbonic maceration for 2 weeks and was matured in old oak. Fermentation temps all got quite hot, up around 28 degrees C. There was 1 racking done on all parcels prior to blending in March 24 as we made space for the new wines.
The wine spent a winter, blended on very fine lees and was bottled without any fining or filtration in September 2024.
TECHNICAL DETAIL
Alcohol: 13.4%
Bottles made: 933
TASTING NOTES
Delicate and fresh yet showing plenty of concentration of cassis, choc-mint, black pepper, spicey. Briar, blackberry, dried herbs, spice, blackcurrant and a leafy lift. Mid-weighted, fine and concentrated. Archetypal cooler climate cabernet flavours of bramble, leaf, cassis, spice and cedar. Firm, textured tannins and snappy acidity deliver texture, shape and cut.
